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Colour

#CD00BC

  • #CD00BC
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#CD00BC is a magenta with RGB values 205, 0, 188 and HSL 305°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#CD00BC#CD00BC
HEX#CD00BC
RGBrgb(205, 0, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0, 0.7373
RGB percentages80.4%, 0%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(305, 100%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305, 100%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 8.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,435,068
CSS custom property--colour: #CD00BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#32FF43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Tritanopia#D72D6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24.3Fuchsia · ΔE 27.6Magenta · ΔE 27.6Dark violet · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 23.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00CD11
Analogous#7800CD, #CD0056
Triadic#BCCD00, #00BCCD
Split complementary#55CD00, #00CD78
Tetradic#CD7800, #00CD11, #0055CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF9AF7
Lighter +30%#FF67F2
Lighter +20%#FF34EE
Lighter +10%#FF01EA
Darker −10%#9A008D
Darker −20%#67005E
Darker −30%#340030
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#CD00BC
Less saturated −25%#B31AA7

Channel breakdown

R205
G0
B188
Red205 (80.4%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue304.98°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G 00 · B BC

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